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Oviedo
The relatively wealthy Asturian capital, its bourgeois culture contrasting sharply with the working-class ethos of the region's other cities — home to three small ninth-century churches unique to Asturias.
Living in Oviedo
Oviedo is the comfortable, bourgeois capital of Asturias — a city of 224,000 built around a cathedral and old walls, more genteel than the region's working-class ports, with three tiny 9th-century pre-Romanesque churches unique to Asturias among its treasures. It's a lively student city with excellent bars, most residents Spanish-born and large Colombian, Venezuelan and Ecuadorian communities. The climate is mild but grey and wet: cool summers around 23°C, mild winters near 9°C and rain on some 125 days a year. It has hospitals of its own; the coast is a short drive north and the airport about fifty minutes.
Oviedo's Spainability Scores — by who's moving
Not our opinion: we ran the same scoring engine behind the quiz for six settler profiles across all 8,132 municipalities. Each score is Oviedo's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 87% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
The relatively wealthy Asturian capital, its bourgeois culture contrasting sharply with the working-class ethos of the region's other cities — home to three small ninth-century churches unique to Asturias. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — 25 km from the sea and mild 23.4°C summer highs.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 23.4°C
- Rainy days a year 125 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 6
- Winter average temp 9.2°C
Higher than 77% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
The relatively wealthy Asturian capital, its bourgeois culture contrasting sharply with the working-class ethos of the region's other cities — home to three small ninth-century churches unique to Asturias. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — 25 km from the sea and a hospital in town.
- Schools in town 92
- PISA maths (region) 495
- Registered long-let rent €7.32/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
Higher than 65% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
The relatively wealthy Asturian capital, its bourgeois culture contrasting sharply with the working-class ethos of the region's other cities — home to three small ninth-century churches unique to Asturias. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — 223,576 people and a hospital in town.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 99%
- Drive to nearest airport 52 min
- Registered long-let rent €7.32/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 23.4°C
Higher than 54% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
The relatively wealthy Asturian capital, its bourgeois culture contrasting sharply with the working-class ethos of the region's other cities — home to three small ninth-century churches unique to Asturias. A strong pick for American retirees — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 9.2°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- U.S.-born residents 1.77 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €7.32/m²·mo
Higher than 51% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
The relatively wealthy Asturian capital, its bourgeois culture contrasting sharply with the working-class ethos of the region's other cities — home to three small ninth-century churches unique to Asturias. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — a hospital in town and 25 km from the sea.
- Registered long-let rent €7.32/m²·mo
- Net income per person €16,926
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 23.4°C
Higher than 50% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
The relatively wealthy Asturian capital, its bourgeois culture contrasting sharply with the working-class ethos of the region's other cities — home to three small ninth-century churches unique to Asturias. A strong pick for a retiring couple — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 9.2°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- Surgical wait (region) 91 days
- Registered long-let rent €7.32/m²·mo
What is the climate like in Oviedo?
Oviedo's reported winter average is 9.2°C, while July–August highs reach 23.4°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 9.2°C top 29% of 8,131 towns 1.5°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 23.4°C top 5% of 8,131 towns 6.8°C below the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 125 days bottom 5% of 8,088 towns 83% more than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- 4.9 h/day bottom 3% of 3,829 towns 32% less than the Spanish average (7.2 h/day)
- Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
- 6 top 6% of 8,033 towns 50 below the Spanish average (56)
- River-flood depth (T=100, town centre) estimated
- 0 m top 1% of 8,129 towns 0.04 m below the Spanish average (0.04 m)
- River-flood risk score estimated
- 0 top 1% of 8,129 towns about the Spanish average (0)
- Wildfire burn rate (2010–23)
- 4.07 ha/km² bottom 8% of 8,132 towns 1.77 ha/km² above the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 121 bottom 1% of 8,132 towns 115 above the Spanish average (6)
- High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
- 21.7% top 37% of 8,130 towns 1.2% below the Spanish average (22.9%)
The year, month by month
AEMET 30-year climate normals — what a January or an August actually feels like, not the annual average.
How good is healthcare in Oviedo?
Oviedo's nearest health centre is 1.2 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 0 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 0 min top 1% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 1.2 km top 5% of 8,132 towns
- Surgical wait (region) regional estimate
- 91 days #7 of 17 regions, −12 days vs national 16% less than the Spanish average (108 days)
What are schools like in Oviedo?
Oviedo has 92 schools in town; the nearest international school is 1 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 92 top 1% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 1 km top 1% of 8,132 towns
- PISA maths (region) regional estimate
- 495 #2 of 17 regions, +16 vs national 14 above the Spanish average (481)
How much does it cost to live in Oviedo?
Oviedo's reported home price is €2,082/m², while registered long-let rent is €7.32/m²·mo.
Cost & economy
- Home price
- €2,082/m² appraisal (valor tasado) bottom 48% of 306 towns 6% less than the Spanish average (€2,208/m²)
- Asking price
- no local data
- Registered long-let rent
- €7.32/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €5.86/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €9.15/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- 4.22% top 49% of 306 towns
- Net income per person
- €16,926 top 16% of 8,059 towns 17% more than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 19.5% bottom 16% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Oviedo?
Spanish is the only region-wide official language in Asturias, and Spanish-medium teaching is the public-school default. Individual bilingual and international programmes can use other languages, so check the specific school. See the Asturias region guide for the wider regional context.
What is the community like in Oviedo?
Oviedo's reported population is 223,576.
Who lives here
- Population
- 223,576
- Born in Spain
- 83.7% 5.1% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 2.2% 1.7% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 1.77 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Oviedo?
Oviedo is a reported 52 min drive from the nearest airport, with 98% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 52 min top 26% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 98% top 15% of 8,132 towns 19% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 99% top 19% of 8,132 towns 16% above the Spanish average (83%)
Numbers: Spainability town dataset, derived from INE, AEMET, Mitma and the Catastro. Registered long-let rent is SERPAVI declared-contract data; its p25–p75 values show the observed band. Registered-rent yield is gross, excludes costs and is never imputed. Percentile chips count only the municipalities that report the figure — the "of n" says how many. Region-ranked figures (PISA, surgical waits) compare Spain's 17 comunidades autónomas. A blank means no municipal-level figure is published — not a zero.
How does Oviedo fit you?
These are the town's numbers. Whether it's your town depends on what you're optimising for — winter sun or mild summers, a city or a village, short medical waits, an easy flight home. The 3-minute quiz scores Oviedo against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 24 min from Siero, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Oviedo for you →Questions to verify locally
- Ask whether current long-let rents match the registered-contract figure.
- Request recent comparable sales before relying on the appraisal figure.
- Test fibre speed at the exact address, not the town average.
- Visit local schools and confirm places for incoming families.
- Confirm health-centre registration and opening hours in person.
- Ask an insurer how the mapped flood or wildfire exposure affects cover.
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